Menstrual Abnormalities and Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Disorders of the Menstrual Cycle

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Between menarche and the menopause, almost every woman experiences one or more episodes…    

Abnormal Premenopausal Bleeding

General Considerations

Normal menstrual bleeding lasts an average of 4 days (range, 2-7 days), with a…    

Postmenopausal Vaginal Bleeding

General Considerations

Vaginal bleeding that occurs 6 months or more following cessation of menstrual function should…    

Dysmenorrhea

Dysmenorrhea is defined as cramping pain in the lower abdomen occurring at the onset of menses. Dysmenorrhea is…    

Ovarian Failure

Primary ovarian failure is associated with elevated plasma gonadotropin levels and can result from several causes. The most…    

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Excessive duration (menorrhagia) or amount (menorrhagia, or hypermenorrhea) of menses or both; too-frequent menstruation (polymenorrhea); nonmenstrual or intermenstrual…    

Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding (Functional Uterine Bleeding)

Abnormal uterine bleeding not associated with tumor, inflammation, or pregnancy.

Dysfunctional uterine bleeding, the most common…    

Primary Dysmenorrhea (Functional Dysmenorrhea)

Cyclic pain associated with ovulatory cycles without demonstrable lesions affecting reproductive structures.

The pain is thought…    

Secondary Dysmenorrhea (Acquired Dysmenorrhea)

Pain with menses caused by demonstrable pathology.

Endometriosis is a common cause of dysmenorrhea; adenomyosis may…    

Amenorrhea

Absence of menstruation--either because it never began or later ceased.
Amenorrhea is traditionally categorized as primary…    

Premature Ovarian Failure (Premature Menopause)

Disorders in which women < 40 yr present with symptoms and signs due to estrogen deficiency and have…    

Premenstrual Syndrome (Premenstrual Tension)

A condition characterized by nervousness, irritability, emotional instability, anxiety, depression, and possibly headaches, edema, and mastalgia, occurring during…    

Menorrhagia

Description
Excessive amount or duration of menstrual flow, at more or less regular intervals

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